Express Postal Business Center

Very helpful & Convenient. They have a notary on site (always call to make sure they are working when you need them).

Super friendly, Convenient, and has reduced my aversion to mailing things.
They also have cards and little gifts.

They’re friendly, helpful and professional. Went in to send off some last minute Christmas gifts and while it was slightly more expensive, it was well worth it. Quick service and NO line. Yep! That’ll do just fine.

This office is convenient for Golden Hill/​South Park folks in the sense that one wouldn’t have to go to downtown and have trouble with parking yet not have to get on the freeway. I never have a huge line to stand in and the clerks are always helpful! This is where I go to ALWAyS ship out my packages!

Glad to have a one stop shop so close by to mail, print, etc. Always get resumès done here… small, but prompt, friendly service at a great price. I can see grabbing a sandwich close by if I was waiting for bigger jobs to finish, and I’m happy to support local small business. Service at FedEx isn’t even in the same realm.

First, while you will pay a nominal amount more than going to the post office; the price of gas going to the post office and then to stand on a line to get anything done prompts one to ask yourself what is the value of your wasted time, and makes Express PBC worth it. Brady, and under his direction the staff perform better than a full time staff of assistants to get things done for you as postal and shipping agents. Having used them for over a year, we find them highly efficient, meticulous in procedures, reliable, honest, taking digital files or regular post and shipping for us while being liberated to travel or stay in our foreign office. They literally execute what a hired shipping department would do for you; and you just can’t hire this reliable set of resources even if hiring your own people as full or part time staff to execute your communications needs. Thumbs up. High marks for complete execution and trust.

These guys saved my life when I had to print tickets at the last minute for an event. I didn’t have to log on to a computer – I just emailed them the tickets from my phone and they printed them out for me on the spot. In an out of there in under a minute. Will definitely keep this place in mind for next time.

I walked in to this place earlier to rent a mailbox, and one of the dudes (guessing the owner) here just completely ignored me and started helping the woman that came in after me.
Now, normally when these things happen I give people the benefit of the doubt, but this guy gave zero damns. I came in about a minute before she did, and if you’ve been in here you’ll see that a line is clearly established. Still, the guy just said «Can I help you ma’am?» She needed a few copies first, so I figured alright, he’s looking to get all the labor outta the way so when the cash register is open she can just slide in after me, surely he’ll ask me what I’m in here for next and assist me as well.
Nope. He just made her copies, looked at me, rung her up for that, then started helping her figure out how to mail it, looked at me, rung her up for that. It was at about this point where I moonwalked outta here and raced home with tears in my eyes, blaming the patriarchy, sat at my laptop and wrote this review.
Guess I’ll have my sad clown paintings and «Cooking for One» recipe books mailed somewhere else.

I have been using the services of Express Postal Business Center for a couple of months now and am definitely a fan. They have everything you need for your shipping needs. While I abhor going to the Post Office (too many negative experiences), I actually enjoy coming here to handle my shipping needs.
During one visit, I appreciate that one of the clerks helped me figure out what was the cheapest way to ship a care package to my mom. While they might not offer the cheapest products or services, I appreciate that they are an honest business that treats their customers with respect. I also like that they’re trustworthy and happy that I have not had an negative experience dealing with their service.
+1 for the fact that they have a water bowl for my dog to use when we head on our daily walk past this shop.

It’s ok. Like most in the Golden Hills/​North Park area we don’t have much choice but to go here since the USPS closed down the only two locations in our neighborhoods. I love to support small business but since they’re the only option within several miles they can charge more.

So I’m not sure why the other review says the prices are exorbitant. I just went there today, got one page notarized $ 10 (standard price for any notary), three black and white copies .20c a piece. 2 USPS priority FLAT RATE envelopes for $ 9.55 a piece and .50c for a document retrieve. In total I spent $ 27.22 thanks to them also providing a military discount. Less than thirty bucks for him to print out my paperwork, notarized it, make copies, and ship two separate packages. I feel like this is an awesome service. What post office will you go to that you can print out documents that have been emailed to you? This was so convenient and it is conveniently located right in the heart of golden hill. The gentleman that runs the place was super friendly when I went in and moved really quickly. This will definitely be my go to place whenever I need some sort of postage or notary.

Very fast and efficient! I’ve had to ship several large, heavy, expensive items and they’ve always done great work packaging them and sending them quickly.

I have to update this review and give them some love now that I am a regular customer. My previous review still holds up, but after two visits here this week, I think I need to comment on the perks of using Express Postal Business Center on a regular basis.
You see, I do the same things for work over and over. When it comes to signing paperwork and getting official documents to HQ, I look no further than these guys to handle the shipping. All the important addresses, contact names, my info and anything else that we need to access are all on file and easily pulled up. Once we know that it’s queued up to go to the right place I am given a variety of shipping options with different price ranges. We decide what works best and viola, it’s off and running. Everything has always made it to its final destination on time and when promised. Express Postal Business Center, a well oiled machine.

Super friendly staff. Came here to get my passport photo taken. It was quick and the gentleman who took my picture went the extra mile to make me look good in my photo and he was a pleasure to be around in general. Maybe my expectations were low because of getting my driver’s license photo.

there aren’t many instances where i need to ship things out.
in fact. i can’t remember the last time i mailed something out in the last five years.
but recently. i did.
i’m doing an engine rebuild. and had to mail my water pump. and injectors to a shop in hollywood.
so. i came here because it was close by.
me. i can be a lazy motherf*cker at times.
i had all my sh*t in a plastic bag. and ready to go.
but to my surprise. they don’t ship things out that way.
f*ck.
they had everything i needed though.
boxes. bubble wrap. and packing paper.
i handed them my plastic bag of car parts. and the person behind the counter packed my sh*t neatly into a box.
it was kind of like poetry in motion. but not.
anyways. it was a coupe dollars more than expected.
but that didn’t really matter. because the employee made this harrowing process. quick. and painless.
but to answer the question.
would i come here again. to get my sh*t packed.
sure.

Heres the abridged version:
Me: Small beans Etsy seller. Ship maybe a few packages a week. Former loyal customer of the 25^th St Mail Stop (RIP)
Express Postal Business Center: Terrible customer service (was totally ignored for 5 minutes when I was standing at the counter). Unbelievably OVERPRICED. I’m talking easily DOUBLE what you would pay anywhere else. When I asked why the flat rate envelope I was going to ship was suddenly $ 9.00 (usually $ 4 or $ 5), the owner snapped at me (maybe because he gets people asking that a lot??) «Well, I have to make MY money!»
Yes sir you do. But it will not be my money.

The prices here are exorbitant. You are going to pay about double compared to shipping at the Post Office, or compared to shipping directly through any other major shipping company.
They quoted me on a few boxes going to the east coast — I laughed and walked out.
Save yourself the markup — the fed-​ex counter is right down the way on Federal, and they are never busy.

This place is close to home and diagonal from my oft-​visited Starbucks, so I’ve come here for all sorts of things: Copies, FedEx drop-​off, faxes, notary service, birthday cards, etc. There’s usually free parking right out front. Sure beats fighting the traffic and parking downtown.
Fast, convenient, and efficient, I always get out of there quickly enough to run across the street for a beverage and get back before I’ve over stayed my welcome in the 15-​minute parking space.
If you’re looking for a fun, unusual greeting card, don’t miss this place!

Important news for UK and Canadian passport holders!
Brady Mahaney, who runs this business can print off passport photos to the size required by the UK and Canadian authorities, (45mmx35mm).
It ain’t cheap (more than twice what you would pay in Costco or CVS), but most other places only do 2“x2″.

BEWARE. Let me start by saying that I have never rated a place 1 star, so hopefully that lends some legitimacy to my review. I used to go to this place a lot to ship out packages and returns. On more than one occasion I’ve thought the guy running the place was ripping me off, but I like to support local businesses so I’m willing to pay more for convenience.
He recommended I not use the post offices «if it fits, it ships» boxes to save money and instead had me put all of my stuff into one of their envelopes. After charging me for all of the shipping supplies, it ended up costing me more than the post office boxes and took twice as along to arrive as the other package I sent out on the same date. I was pissed when it cost more, but what can you do when its all taped up?
BUT what caused me to basically come UNGLUED, was when I went to ship my Application to sit for the Bar. I took it in on the 29^th of October and it had to be post marked by Nov. 1. Well, I got a call from the state bar of my home state about 2 weeks later saying that the envelope hadn’t been post marked until Nov. 2^nd and that it was going to cost an extra $ 250 to re-​file it late. That means it took not only the 29^th, or the 30^th, or the 1^st, but finally, on the third day, my application made it to the post office.
I suppose it’s partly my fault for not having the sense to take it to the Post Office directly, but I would never have thought in a million years something like this would have happened. What REALLY chapped my a$$, however, was the smug attitude the owner gave me when I confronted him about this. He basically said it was my fault because I didn’t mail it certified. There was never any offer to compensate me for the loss, even though he admitted that he had cameras and could verify I brought it in when I said I did. Instead of taking ownership for the error, regardless of fault, he simply blamed the post office.
You don’t have to do many things right when you operate a postal annex, but one thing you do have to do is actually mail the letters people trust you to mail.